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| Source:Prager U- Dennis Prgaer on the role of government. |
"How big should the government be? And what is its proper role in the daily lives of Americans? The Left and Right have opposite answers."
From Prager U
Talking about the differences between the Left and the Right, is like talking about the differences between car A and car B. First you have to know what car A and car B are. Dennis Prager talking about the Left and Right, is sort of like the world capital of overgeneralization and overgeneralizing. There has never been one Left anywhere or one Right anywhere. Everyone country in the world has a Center-Left and a Center-Right, as well as a Far-Left and Far-Right. What might look Center-Left in one country, could look Far-Left here and the same thing with the Right.
Talking about the differences between the Left and the Right, is like talking about the differences between car A and car B. First you have to know what car A and car B are. Dennis Prager talking about the Left and Right, is sort of like the world capital of overgeneralization and overgeneralizing. There has never been one Left anywhere or one Right anywhere. Everyone country in the world has a Center-Left and a Center-Right, as well as a Far-Left and Far-Right. What might look Center-Left in one country, could look Far-Left here and the same thing with the Right.
The Center-Left everywhere in the world, generally believes in a good degree of personal freedom and even property rights, as well as personal responsibility. People who could be in American be called Classical Progressives (which closeted Socialists have hijacked the word progressive) have always advocated for a good deal of individual freedom. As well as a public safety net for people who truly need it, and a regulatory state to protect consumers and workers.
The Center-Right everywhere in the world, people who in America could be called Classical Conservatives (since the Nationalist-Right has hijacked the word conservative) have always believed in a good deal of personal, as well as economic freedom, as well as federalism, and personal responsibility. To go along with a strong national defense, well-funded and responsible law enforcement state, that protects everyone's civil liberties and individual rights, as well as equal justice and equal rights for all.
So I guess my questions for Dennis Prager when he talks about what he calls The Left and The Right, who exactly his he talking about? Is he talking about Socialists and Communists on the Left, or is he talking about let's say Teddy Roosevelt or FDR, or Harry Truman Progressives? And when he talks about the Right, is he talking about religious theocrats and Nationalists, or people who could be called Classical Conservatives, or even Classical Liberals such as myself?
